| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Bella Abzug |
Politician |
24-Jul-1920 |
31-Mar-1998 |
Feminist and former Congresswoman |
| Gary Ackerman |
Politician |
19-Nov-1942 |
|
Congressman, New York 5th |
| Joseph P. Addabbo |
Politician |
17-Mar-1925 |
10-Apr-1986 |
Congressman from New York, 1961-86 |
| Michael Arcuri |
Politician |
11-Jun-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 24th |
| Herman Badillo |
Politician |
21-Aug-1929 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1971-77 |
| Mario Biaggi |
Politician |
26-Oct-1917 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1969-88 |
| Timothy Bishop |
Politician |
1-Jun-1950 |
|
Congressman, New York 1st |
| Sherwood Boehlert |
Politician |
28-Sep-1936 |
|
Congressman, New York 24th |
| William M. Calder |
Politician |
3-Mar-1869 |
3-Mar-1945 |
US Senator from New York, 1917-23 |
| Hugh L. Carey |
Politician |
11-Apr-1919 |
|
Governor of New York, 1975-83 |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| Yvette Clarke |
Politician |
21-Nov-1964 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 11th |
| Barber Conable |
Politician |
2-Nov-1922 |
30-Nov-2003 |
World Bank President, Congressman |
| Roscoe Conkling |
Politician |
30-Oct-1829 |
18-Apr-1888 |
US Senator from New York, 1867-81 |
| Joseph Crowley |
Politician |
16-Mar-1962 |
|
Congressman, New York 7th |
| Steven B. Derounian |
Politician |
6-Apr-1918 |
17-Apr-2007 |
Congressman from New York, 1953-65 |
| Joseph J. DioGuardi |
Politician |
20-Sep-1940 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1985-89 |
| Thomas J. Downey |
Politician |
28-Jan-1949 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Fred J. Eckert |
Politician |
6-May-1941 |
|
US Congressman, ambassador |
| Eliot Engel |
Politician |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 17th |
| Geraldine Ferraro |
Politician |
26-Aug-1935 |
|
Walter Mondale's VP candidate in 1984 |
| David Dudley Field |
Attorney |
13-Feb-1805 |
13-Apr-1894 |
Spurred codification of US law |
| Millard Fillmore |
Head of State |
7-Jan-1800 |
8-Mar-1874 |
13th President of the US, 1850-53 |
| Hamilton Fish |
Politician |
3-Aug-1808 |
7-Sep-1893 |
US Secretary of State, 1869-77 |
| Hamilton Fish IV |
Politician |
3-Jun-1926 |
23-Jul-1996 |
Congressman from New York, 1969-95 |
| Floyd H. Flake |
Politician |
30-Jan-1945 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1987-97 |
| Michael Forbes |
Politician |
16-Jul-1952 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1995-2001 |
| Vito Fossella |
Politician |
9-Mar-1965 |
|
Congressman, New York 13th |
| Dan Frisa |
Politician |
27-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1995-97 |
| Robert Garcia |
Politician |
9-Jan-1933 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1978-90 |
| Jacob H. Gilbert |
Politician |
17-Jun-1920 |
27-Feb-1981 |
Congressman from New York, 1960-71 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand |
Politician |
9-Dec-1966 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 20th |
| Benjamin A. Gilman |
Politician |
6-Dec-1922 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1973-2003 |
| Charles E. Goodell |
Politician |
16-Mar-1926 |
21-Jan-1987 |
US Senator from New York, 1968-71 |
| S. William Green |
Politician |
16-Oct-1929 |
14-Oct-2002 |
Congressman from New York, 1978-93 |
| Felix Grucci |
Politician |
25-Nov-1951 |
|
Congressman from New York, 2001-03 |
| John Hall |
Politician |
23-Jul-1948 |
|
Congressman, New York 19th |
| Francis Burton Harrison |
Government |
18-Dec-1873 |
21-Nov-1957 |
Drug prohibition |
| William Randolph Hearst |
Business |
29-Apr-1863 |
14-Aug-1951 |
Newspaper magnate |
| Abram Stevens Hewitt |
Politician |
31-Jul-1822 |
18-Jan-1903 |
Mayor of New York City, 1887-88 |
| Brian Higgins |
Politician |
6-Oct-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 27th |
| Maurice Hinchey |
Politician |
27-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman, New York 22nd |
| Elizabeth Holtzman |
Politician |
11-Aug-1941 |
|
Congresswoman from New York, 1973-81 |
| Frank J. Horton |
Politician |
12-Dec-1919 |
30-Aug-2004 |
Congressman from New York, 1963-93 |
| Alanson B. Houghton |
Diplomat |
10-Oct-1863 |
15-Sep-1941 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1925-29 |
| Amo Houghton |
Politician |
7-Aug-1926 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1987-2005 |
| Steve Israel |
Politician |
30-May-1958 |
|
Congressman, New York 2nd |
| Jacob K. Javits |
Politician |
18-Mar-1904 |
7-Mar-1986 |
US Senator from New York, 1957-81 |
| Kenneth B. Keating |
Politician |
18-May-1900 |
5-May-1975 |
US Senator from New York, 1959-65 |
| Sue Kelly |
Politician |
26-Sep-1936 |
|
Congresswoman from New York, 1995-2007 |
| Jack Kemp |
Politician |
13-Jul-1935 |
|
American politican, football player |
| Pete King |
Politician |
5-Apr-1944 |
|
Congressman, New York 3rd |
| Preston King |
Politician |
14-Oct-1806 |
12-Nov-1865 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| Ed Koch |
Politician |
12-Dec-1924 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
| Randy Kuhl |
Politician |
19-Apr-1943 |
|
Congressman, New York 29th |
| John J. LaFalce |
Politician |
6-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-2003 |
| Fiorello LaGuardia |
Politician |
11-Dec-1882 |
20-Sep-1947 |
New York City Mayor, 1934-45 |
| Rick Lazio |
Politician |
13-Mar-1958 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1993-2001 |
| John LeBoutillier |
Politician |
26-May-1953 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1981-83 |
| Norman F. Lent |
Politician |
23-Mar-1931 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1971-93 |
| John Lindsay |
Politician |
24-Nov-1921 |
19-Dec-2000 |
Mayor of New York City, 1966-73 |
| Allard Lowenstein |
Politician |
16-Jan-1929 |
14-Mar-1980 |
Congressman, New York 5th |
| Nita Lowey |
Politician |
5-Jul-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 18th |
| Stan Lundine |
Politician |
4-Feb-1939 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1976-87 |
| Carolyn Maloney |
Politician |
19-Feb-1948 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 14th |
| Thomas J. Manton |
Politician |
3-Nov-1932 |
22-Jul-2006 |
Congressman from New York, 1985-99 |
| Vito Marcantonio |
Politician |
10-Dec-1902 |
9-Aug-1954 |
American Labor Party |
| Carolyn McCarthy |
Politician |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 4th |
| George B. McClellan, Jr. |
Politician |
23-Nov-1865 |
30-Nov-1940 |
Mayor of New York City, 1904-09 |
| John McHugh |
Politician |
29-Sep-1948 |
|
Congressman, New York 23rd |
| Matthew McHugh |
Politician |
6-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Michael McNulty |
Politician |
16-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 21st |
| James M. Mead |
Politician |
27-Dec-1885 |
15-Mar-1964 |
US Senator from New York, 1938-47 |
| Gregory Meeks |
Politician |
25-Sep-1953 |
|
Congressman, New York 6th |
| Ogden L. Mills |
Government |
23-Aug-1884 |
11-Oct-1937 |
US Treasury Secretary, 1932-33 |
| Guy Molinari |
Politician |
23-Nov-1928 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1981-89 |
| Susan Molinari |
Politician |
27-Mar-1958 |
|
Congresswoman from New York, 1990-97 |
| Levi P. Morton |
Politician |
16-May-1824 |
16-May-1920 |
Vice President under Benjamin Harrison |
| Robert J. Mrazek |
Politician |
6-Nov-1945 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1983-93 |
| John M. Murphy |
Politician |
3-Aug-1926 |
|
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM |
| Jerrold Nadler |
Politician |
13-Jun-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 8th |
| Major Owens |
Politician |
28-Jun-1936 |
|
Congressman, New York 11th |
| Bill Paxon |
Politician |
29-Apr-1954 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1989-99 |
| William L. Pfeiffer |
Politician |
29-May-1907 |
22-Jul-1985 |
Congressman from New York, 1949-51 |
| Nathaniel Pitcher |
Politician |
1777 |
25-May-1836 |
Twice Congressman from New York |
| Thomas C. Platt |
Politician |
15-Jul-1833 |
6-Mar-1910 |
US Senator from New York, 1897-1909 |
| Adam Clayton Powell |
Politician |
29-Nov-1908 |
4-Apr-1972 |
Congressman from New York, 1945-71 |
| Jack Quinn |
Politician |
13-Apr-1951 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1993-2005 |
| Charles Rangel |
Politician |
11-Jun-1930 |
|
Congressman, New York 15th |
| William C. Redfield |
Politician |
18-Jun-1858 |
13-Jun-1932 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1913-19 |
| Ogden R. Reid |
Politician |
24-Jun-1925 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1963-75 |
| Thomas Reynolds |
Politician |
3-Sep-1950 |
|
Congressman, New York 26th |
| James H. Scheuer |
Politician |
6-Feb-1920 |
30-Aug-2005 |
Congressman from New York, 1965-93 |
| Chuck Schumer |
Politician |
23-Nov-1950 |
|
US Senator from New York |
| José Serrano |
Politician |
24-Oct-1943 |
|
Congressman, New York 16th |
| James S. Sherman |
Politician |
24-Oct-1855 |
30-Oct-1912 |
Vice President under Taft |
| Louise Slaughter |
Politician |
14-Aug-1929 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 28th |
| Gerrit Smith |
Activist |
6-Mar-1797 |
28-Dec-1874 |
Anti-slavery and temperance reformer |
| Bertrand H. Snell |
Politician |
9-Dec-1870 |
2-Feb-1958 |
Congressman from New York, 1915-39 |
| Stephen Solarz |
Politician |
12-Sep-1940 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Gerald B. H. Solomon |
Politician |
14-Aug-1930 |
26-Oct-2001 |
Congressman from New York, 1979-99 |
| Samuel S. Stratton |
Politician |
27-Sep-1916 |
13-Sep-1990 |
Congressman from New York |
| John Sweeney |
Politician |
9-Aug-1955 |
|
Congressman, New York 20th |
| Enos T. Throop |
Politician |
21-Aug-1784 |
1-Nov-1874 |
Governor of New York, 1829-33 |
| Daniel D. Tompkins |
Politician |
21-Jun-1774 |
11-Jun-1825 |
Vice President under James Monroe |
| Edolphus Towns |
Politician |
21-Jul-1934 |
|
Congressman, New York 10th |
| Boss Tweed |
Government |
3-Apr-1823 |
12-Apr-1878 |
Boss of Tammany Hall |
| Nydia Velázquez |
Politician |
28-Mar-1953 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 12th |
| James W. Wadsworth, Jr. |
Politician |
12-Aug-1877 |
21-Jun-1952 |
US Senator from New York, 1915-27 |
| Jim Walsh |
Politician |
19-Jun-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 25th |
| Anthony Weiner |
Politician |
4-Sep-1964 |
|
Congressman, New York 9th |
| Theodore S. Weiss |
Politician |
17-Sep-1927 |
14-Sep-1992 |
Congressman from New York, 1977-92 |
| J. Ernest Wharton |
Politician |
4-Oct-1899 |
19-Jan-1990 |
Congressman from New York, 1951-65 |
| William A. Wheeler |
Politician |
30-Jun-1819 |
4-Jun-1887 |
Vice President under Hayes |
| George C. Wortley |
Politician |
8-Dec-1926 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1981-89 |
| Silas Wright |
Politician |
24-May-1795 |
27-Aug-1847 |
US Senator from New York, 1833-44 |
| John Young |
Politician |
12-Jun-1802 |
23-Apr-1852 |
Governor of New York, 1847-49 |
